Advanced Practice Provider

Texas Tech University • Belton, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This Position is located at the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas Employees in this position are responsible for augmenting a supervising physician's data-gathering abilities to reach decisions and institute patient care plans. Provides health care services to patients under the direction and responsibility of a Physician. Provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in an outpatient health facility. On-call medical services availability: During scheduled "On-Call" hours, is available to connect with the onsite clinic for virtual care services and in support of the onsite clinical team. Medical referral to physician, specialist partners, or other practitioners. Administrative activities: Coordinates with supervising physician and health facility director to strategize, plan, and execute health care services for patients that are clinically effective and efficient. Other duties: Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in the job classification and/or position description.

Requirements

• Graduation from a Physician Assistant's training program approved by the Council on Allied Health Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association.
• Current Physician Assistant license in the State of Texas or ability to transfer license to Texas.
• Certification as a Physician Assistant as evidenced by passing the examinations given by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a nurse practitioner from an approved certification program recognized by Texas Board of Nursing.
• Current R.N. license as approved by the Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer license to Texas.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner from an approved certification program as recognized by Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer certification to Texas.

Responsibilities

• Augmenting a supervising physician's data-gathering abilities to reach decisions and institute patient care plans.
• Provides health care services to patients under the direction and responsibility of a Physician.
• Provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in an outpatient health facility.
• During scheduled "On-Call" hours, is available to connect with the onsite clinic for virtual care services and in support of the onsite clinical team.
• Medical referral to physician, specialist partners, or other practitioners.
• Coordinates with supervising physician and health facility director to strategize, plan, and execute health care services for patients that are clinically effective and efficient.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in the job classification and/or position description.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level